What we know so far about the explosions reported in central Iran

Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. Here's what we know so far.

Iran said it fired air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early on Friday morning.

No Iranian official directly acknowledged an Israeli attack, and the Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment.

However, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said: “The Zionist regime’s media supporters, in a desperate effort, tried to make victory out of their defeat, but the downed mini-drones have not caused any damage or casualties”.

• Iran says drones shot down

Iranian state media said air defence batteries fired in several provinces over reports of drones being in the air.

The Fars news agency reported "three explosions" were heard near Qahjavarestan, near Isfahan airport and the 8th Shekari army airbase, while Iran's space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said "several" drones had been "successfully shot down".

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Dalirian said on social media platform X there were "no reports of a missile attack".

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